Family, Women & Children · Subtopic
Rights of Parents
744 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on Rights of Parents, part of Family, Women & Children. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Rights of Parents fatawa — page 1 of 19
- Jamiat KZN6 Oct 2026
Is it permissible to issue Talaaq to a woman who is pregnant or just after she gives birth?
Is it permissible to issue Talaaq to a woman who is pregnant or just after she gives birth and from when is the Iddah started and calculated?
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Mufti Online8 Sep 2026
Taking one's elderly mother to one's home to sit in iddat
My mother is 78 years old. My father passed away today. Due to her old age and not being well, it is almost impossible for us to take her to our…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown7 Sep 2026
Can the Welfare of Existing Children and the Mother’s Capacity to Care Constitute a Valid Excuse for Abortion Before 120 Days?
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. We follow the Hanafi madhhab and urgently need a case-specific ruling regarding abortion. Conception…
Baba Abu Bakr - Mufti Online10 Aug 2026
Serving one's parents and taking care of them
I would appreciate your advice on how to take care of my parents.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Camperdown24 Jul 2026
Who Inherits When a Woman Passes Away Without Parents, Husband, Children or Siblings?
A woman passed away not having any close relative alive. She outlived her husband, brother, parents and did not have any children. The closest…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - MJC9 Jul 2026
Preventing Visitation of Grandparents
Assuming that by “biological father” you are referring to an Islamic father, meaning that the child was conceived within a marriage, please be…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Ibn Masood22 Jun 2026
Addressing The Parents Of Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
How should we address the parents of Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam?
Mufti Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online8 Jun 2026
Rectifying one's relationship with one's mother after her demise
My parents are no more. During my mother’s lifetime, due to various reasons, I was sometimes harsh with her. I used to shout at her and speak…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 May 2026
Asking one's parents and deeni elders for guidance
Do you have to listen to your parents if they tell you how to spend the money that you earn yourself? And do I have to ask them before I spend my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood21 Apr 2026
Rights Of A Stepmother
My mother passed away and my dad remarried someone from India. My stepmother moved to South Africa and resided with us. Subsequently, my father…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online12 Apr 2026
Responsibility of children to take care of their mother
We are 4 children (2 daughters and 2 sons). My father passed away a few months ago. Who is responsible for taking care of and for the financial…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood7 Apr 2026
Obedience To Parents
If parents or elders command something that is sinful or harmful, such as telling someone to harm themselves, is it obligatory to obey them? How…
Mufti Abrar Ahmad Motala - Camperdown7 Feb 2026
What is the consequence of the lack of a father figure in the life of a male child?
What is the consequences of the lack of a father figure in the life of a male child. Is it true that the father bears a greater responsibility in…
Baba Abu Bakr - Ibn Masood23 Dec 2025
Rights Of Grandparents
What rights do grandparents enjoy over their grandchildren? Is my son allowed to to limit visitation between us and his children?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online20 Nov 2025
Responsibilities of a daughter towards her mother
What are the responsibilities of a daughter, who is an only child, towards her mother, who is a single parent? Do any of these responsibilities…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Nov 2025
Fulfilling the command of one's mother first
If the commands from your parents are contradictory, who do you obey?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Amjadi8 Nov 2025
Ruling on a Father Distributing His Wealth Among His Children While Alive
If a father wishes to distribute a portion of his wealth among his children during his lifetime, what is the correct Islamic ruling regarding this?…
Mufti Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - Ask Imaam22 Oct 2025
As a revert, with children and being completely dependent on the evil non-Muslim father of my children, what should I do?
I am a very new convert. I`m a mother of 4, and still living with their non-Muslim father....what am I to do?!?! I have no job or no car, and now…
Hanif Yusuf Patel - Jamiat KZN14 Oct 2025
The implications of breastfeeding
If my sister’s 1-month-old daughter drank a few drops of my breast milk, would that be sufficient for her to be considered my milk daughter (radaa’i…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - MJC28 Sep 2025
Fathers Duty Towards his Unmarried Daughter
With regards to your query, please be informed of the following: 1. A father is financially responsible for the basic needs of his poor children who…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Ibn Masood11 Sep 2025
Disobedient Children
Please advise how we should approach our 19 year old daughter who is displaying serious acts of disobedience towards us, such as verbal and physical…
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Ask Imaam26 Aug 2025
Is there Shari’ī parda between siblings who don’t share the same parents?
السلام علیکم ورحمة الله وبركاته A lady remarries and has a daughter from her previous marriage and the man who she remarries has a son from his…
Ikraam Elias Gangat - Ask Imaam8 Aug 2025
How to deal with strict parents
Assalamu Alaiykum, I am a 16 year old, and my father is anooying me a lot. They don't let me enjoy my life, rather, they are on my nerves all day,…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online7 Aug 2025
Teaching the children to be transparent with their parents
Please can you recommend what age is appropriate to teach a child their body parts? My 3.5 year old only knows it as her private area. And in the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Jul 2025
Nikaah of children whose parents were involved in a haraam relationship together
If a man and a woman had sexual contact with each other, if their children want to marry each other in future, can they get married?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Jun 2025
Biological parents having a greater right over a person compared to his foster parents
I have a question regarding milk parents. I was conceived by my biological parents with the intention of being adopted by my aunty (fathers sister)…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam23 Jun 2025
Have I fulfilled my responsibility as a mother?
I have always taken my job as mom seriously. I have I believe been a good mother but my son while I was sleeping sneaked out of his window to go out…
Hussein Muhammad - MJC17 Jun 2025
Assistance to Parents
1. As a rule, the Sharīʿah holds children—both male and female—responsible for maintaining their parents where parents are no longer able to…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Ask Imaam9 Jun 2025
Does the father of an illegitimate child have any rights?
Assalamualaikum Duaa all is well Does the father of an illegitimate child have any rights? If he does, what are they? Can the mother not allow the…
- Mufti Online1 May 2025
Assisting one's mother financially
My mom divorced 15 years ago. My dad died 10 years ago but after his death since we were kids, mom decided to come and stay with us. She doesn't…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown19 Mar 2025
Can Zakat be given to a faqir baligh daughter of a ghani father?
Assalamu alaykum The fiqh books are clear that Zakat cannot be given to the faqir[poor] non-baligh child of a ghani [rich] father, but once baligh,…
Shahid Shaikh - MUBZ20 Feb 2025
Grandparents & Grandchildren
As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatu -llāhi wa-barakātuhū Mufti My brother and sister in law do not allow their toddler and baby to spend any time alone…
- Mufti Online28 Dec 2024
Father disciplining his daughter
As a father, can one punish the daughter if she's a teenager? Islamically what physical discipline is permitted or should my wife do it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - MJC11 Dec 2024
Responsibilities of a Stepfather
The stepfather has no financial obligation towards his stepchild. In the absence of the actual father, the responsibility for the child’s…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - Mufti Online9 Dec 2024
Assisting one's drug addict father in fulfilling all his halaal needs
My children's father is addicted to drugs. I do not feel comfortable with them spending time in his company & I'm advising them to help him with…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Sep 2024
Serving one's parents while listening to their hurtful comments
I left my home due to toxic and unjust family matters that were affecting me and my wife emotionally and mentally. I rented a home not too near not…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Sep 2024
Woman working due to living with an abusive mother
I live with my mother who is mentally and physically abusive to me and my siblings. Last year, she broke my nose, she has called me ugly and stupid…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Sep 2024
Responsibility of taking care of parents is the responsibility of the sons and daughters
Is the responsibility of taking care of the parents only on the sons or on the daughters also?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville3 Sep 2024
Pardah From A Khala’s (Mother’s Sister’s) Husband
If my khala passed away, should purdah still be made from her husband?
- Mufti Online22 Aug 2024
Father assisting one son financially
Should a parent be equal to all of their children in terms of finance and gifts? For example: There are 4 brothers. No. 1 is a doctor, set up by the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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